Most companies are outsourcing their IT tasks due to the fact that they could not handle these tasks and the time for handling this could be focused on their "core" production.

This outsourcing statistics showcases the different IT outsourcing tasks that companies usually outsource. Here is a breakdown of these IT tasks:

Web Site Hosting - 39%
Network/Comm. Service - 29%
IT infrastructure - 27%
Helpdesk - 27%
Data Center Operations - 27%
Other applications (Development and Maintenance) - 27%
Business Process Application (Development and Maintenance) - 25%
ERP Application (Development and Maintenance) - 22%
IT Security Services - 18%
CRM Application (Development and Maintenance) - 15%
Others - 8%

These outsourced tasks are continuously evolving everyday largely due to the demand and needs of both companies and outsourcing vendors. Expect more from IT outsourcing in the next months.